Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

Before the noble Baroness withdraws the amendment, may I make one remark? This is clearly a complex matter. I am a little concerned that, at this stage of the Bill, we may be making quite definite interpretations of what this clause means. This might be seen by others as setting a precedent and setting out quite clearly what needs to be done. Perhaps it is indeed better for us to come back to this. I think of this in particular with regard to whether the duty operates with a child on our soil or another country’s soil. I can imagine a situation, for instance, of a school party going abroad and the teacher still being bound by Section 11 of the Children Act. If UKBA officials were dealing with the child in Calais they might still be bound by the safeguarding elements in the Bill. I am a little concerned that we should wait until the next stage of the Bill to look at this a little more closely.